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2018 is the year of the cryptocurrency. The market cap of cryptocurrencies, the world’s fastest growing asset class, shot through the roof in 2017 and has surpassed $677 billion. Cryptos received the attention of the global central banks so it is not wrong to say that pandora’s box has opened.

Cryptocurrencies are quickly gaining legitimacy, and many predictions have been made regarding cryptocurrencies in 2018, and many say that 2018 is expected to be a year when a lot of institutional money will flow into the cryptosphere. Also, to many, it is a foregone conclusion that the market cap of cryptos will be in the trillions in 2018 – with many predicting it will go as high as $5 trillion.

However, this is not a persuasion speech or an investment advice to invest in crypto, but a fact check of the market sentiments. As we saw in the last month, many cryptocurrencies services and exchanges stopped accepting new user registrations because of the huge amount of users that the platforms had gained, which caused the servers to crash under the incredible load. Currently, it is unknown when these exchanges will reopen their registrations, so it is imperative to have alternatives in case the renowned services go down or stop accepting new investors.

Bitfinex is the most advanced and world’s largest Bitcoin trading platform, and in this article today I will be mentioning 4 best Bitfinex alternative exchanges and websites that can be used to buy/sell cryptos.

4 Best Bitfinex Alternatives to Buy/Sell Cryptos

Launched in 15.09.2017, KuCoin is a relatively new, but promising, cryptocurrency exchange that is getting a lot of traction in its initial days. KuCoin lists a lot of smaller coins, and it’s a good platform to look for up-and-coming cryptocurrencies. KuCoin is a world-class blockchain asset exchange which maintains a total issuance volume of 200 million.

Often dubbed as ‘The People’s Exchange’, KuCoin was founded by a group with a passion for the blockchain who was only assembled in May 2017. However, they had already built up strong reputations at industry giants, such as iBOX PAY, GF Securities, Jianbang Communication, Ant Financial, and Youling.

KuCoin also has its own coin share called KuCoin Share, and when you buy and keep this (KCS) in your KuCoin wallet you receive a daily Bonus / dividend called KuCoin Bonus. The Bonus you receive is 50% of the trading fees, but if the volume and amount of coins traded increases, the bonus of holding the Shares will increase as well.

KuCoin charges a flat rate of 0.1%, which is relatively small in comparison to other exchanges. There is no fee to make a deposit. Click here to see their detailed fee schedule.

Binance is a popular Chinese cryptocurrency exchange that was established in the middle of July 2017. The company is still fairly new on the market. However, it has managed to gain a lot of popularity thanks to its impressive number of Initial Coin Offering (ICO) listings, but also due to its low trading fees.

They have a 0.1% standard trading fee which can be reduced even more if you pay your trading fee in BNB according to the below-shown structure.

So if you already have Bitcoin, Litecoin or Ethereum, Binance is any day better than Bitfinex because traders can use the platform for multiple digital currencies, including, but not limited to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, LiteCoin, NEO, GAS, EOS, Dash, Zcash, Ripple, Dash, and more. Binance also supports numerous tokens, as part of ICO listings, which means that traders can use the platform to trade these tokens for a profit as well.

Binance offers multiple-language support in Chinese, English, Korean and Japanese, and works on all forms of devices, including web, Android, WeChat, and HTML5. Another reason users are loving Binance is its fully functional mobile apps for both Android and iOS users, which is great for traders and investors who like access to crypto trading on the go. Mobile apps can be downloaded here: Download iOS App |Android App.

It is important to note that unlike Bitfinex, Binance is a crypto-only exchange and does not cater to fiat deposits, such as USD, EUR, GBP etc.

Other platforms succumbed to the mammoth crypto demand in December 2017. However, Binance’s sturdy framework that helped them to continue functioning seamlessly, so even if you don’t wish to use Binance as of now, it is still worth signing-up and keeping the account ready for the sake of the future.

Launched in 2013 in London, CEX.io is another very popular Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange. Its website provides users with a very easy to use interface, which is one of the primary reasons of its popularity. The platform is very reliable, with the service availability reaching 99.999%, and has lots of security features which ensure that all the transactions are backed with a 100% secure system that protects the users’ funds completely. This platform offers BTC, ETH, BCH, XLM, DASH, XRP, and BTG in exchange of fiat pairs too, just like Bitfinex.

There are more than million users of this exchange and it offers cross-platform trading via website, mobile app (which is available on iOS and Android), Rest API and WebSocket. The advanced reporting provided by this platform allows users to easily see their transaction history, as well as other important data to keep them informed about their progress. This gives the users more power when using this platform.

Once registered and having verified your identity with CEX, you can use this popular exchange for purchasing cryptocurrencies via debit/credit cards instantly. CEX.io operates in most countries worldwide and is generally well-regarded for its customer support. You can purchase and sell both Bitcoin and Ethereum with CEX.IO for multiple fiat currencies: USD, EUR, GBP and RUB if your country is supported by their service. Click here to check your country’s status.

Based in Seattle, USA, Bittrex is one of the oldest players in the cryptocurrency exchange industry. Bittrex has been in operation since 2014 and has more than 150 cryptos listed on it whereas Bitfinex only has few currencies on it. The site has a good reputation and up until this point, has not yet been hacked like the other centralized exchanges.

Unlike Bitfinex, Bittrex is a crypto-only exchange meaning it offers good options for trading via Bitcoin and Ethereum, but it does not currently offer fiat trading pairs (trading via USD, EUR, and GBP).

Bittrex sees itself as a next generation cryptocurrency trading platform and has looked to implement a number of features and practices to help it get ahead of its competitors.

The Bittrex website provides customers access to features such as advanced trading tools like candlestick charts and crosshairs. However, the user interface is quite clean and intuitive, so beginners should have no problems.

This platform employs the most reliable security technologies available, including utilizing an elastic multi-stage wallet strategy that ensures 80-90% of funds are stored offline and kept safe.

Bittrex fee structure is also quite straight-forward where it charges 0.25% on all trades and this allows customers to easily calculate the fees accrued on any trade.

Conclusion

If and when cryptos go mainstream, the masses around the world first should have a medium through which they can purchase these cryptocurrencies with ease, so we definitely need a lot of alternative services for various cryptocurrency exchanges including Bitfinex.

Also, when the crypto demands surge, there will be a quite a lot of services that will go down temporarily or will stop accepting new customers, so I highly recommend you to register and do your KYC on many exchanges.

The future of crypto is going to be again a crazy ride this year, so you should register on the platforms listed above right now, even if you do not intend to use them. In this way, you will be ready for the future.

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